SOC 1101 Lecture : 8. Social Change.docx

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Liam Kilmurray

Document Summary

Change is purposeful part of nature, leading gradually to a more orderly universe. Change in one part of the organism requires changes in others for smooth functioning to continue--equilibrium. Change is process of discontinuity with radical shifts. Get rid of the old structures and begin new ones and new order comes about though this revolution. Revolutionary changes lead to routine and evolution to higher level of complexity. Before economic change can occur, there must be a change in the value system of a society. Areas of focus in study of social change: development. Societies change and develop as a result of gradual passage from less to more differentiated. Durkheim through task specialization were move from simple to more complex societies. Secularization- development of rational belief system rather than one based on emotion: modernization and value orientation. How do individuals come to understand their actions. How do individuals bring about change or prevent it from happening.